GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This composition of three nude women, the central one facing backwards with her arms around her companions, is derived from the classical theme of the Three Graces, mythological personifications of charm, joy, and beauty. Aristide Maillol simplified his depictions of the women, softening the contours of their bodies and restricting their movement to emphasize their forms. He believed it was not enough "to have a model and to copy it. No doubt nature is the foundation of an artist's labours. . . . But art does not lie in the copying of nature."
Excerpt from
Heather MacDonald, DMA Label copy, 2008.
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Provenance:
Before 2000: Juanita Bromberg, Dallas, TX
From 2000: Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, bequest from the above [1]
[1] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title-holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation’s collection. The title to all works of art purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.
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Place of origin: Banyuls-sur-Mer (France): TGN: 4001198
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women
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mythology
nymph
nature
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- Aristide Maillol, The Three Nymphs, 1930-38~Check out Maillol's sculpture of the same subject on the Tate Museum's online collection.
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General Description
This composition of three nude women, the central one facing backwards with her arms around her companions, is derived from the classical theme of the Three Graces, mythological personifications of charm, joy, and beauty. Aristide Maillol simplified his depictions of the women, softening the contours of their bodies and restricting their movement to emphasize their forms. He believed it was not enough "to have a model and to copy it. No doubt nature is the foundation of an artist's labours. . . . But art does not lie in the copying of nature."
Excerpt from
Heather MacDonald, DMA Label copy, 2008.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
Web Resources
- Aristide Maillol, The Three Nymphs, 1930-38~Check out Maillol's sculpture of the same subject on the Tate Museum's online collection.
Notes
This note was previously tagged #routed (and possibly !Routed_Feb15). I am removing those tags and replacing with #draft so that this note proceeds to GDocs for routing and is harvested to Brain. (EAS, 12/19/2016)
Provenance:
Before 2000: Juanita Bromberg, Dallas, TX
From 2000: Dallas Museum of Art, Foundation for the Arts Collection, bequest from the above [1]
[1] The Foundation for the Arts is a non-profit corporation created as a title-holding entity to serve the people of Dallas but to operate independently of the City. The Dallas Museum of Art (at its own cost) is responsible for the care, storage, insurance, conservation and maintenance of the collection, and agrees to maintain the highest museum standards in the management and handling of the Foundation’s collection. The title to all works of art purchased or otherwise acquired by the Foundation for the Arts is retained by the Foundation.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography
Place of origin: Banyuls-sur-Mer (France): TGN: 4001198
Process/materials
Historical periods
Individuals
Subject terms
women
nude
standing
mythology
nymph
nature
print
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